Our people

Vjerana Spajic

Vjerana is a Principal in AlpInvest’s Secondary Investments team with a focus on structured equity and preferred equity investments. She is based in London. Vjerana rejoined AlpInvest in 2019 after four years at 17Capital, a specialist firm focused on making preferred equity investments in private equity funds and fund portfolios. She originally joined AlpInvest in 2012 in the Amsterdam office and started her career as a central bank economist. Vjerana received a BSc in Economics summa cum laude from Zagreb University and an MSc in International Finance from Amsterdam Business School.

Alexander Sprengers

Alexander is a Principal in the Investor Relations team focusing on our European clients and prospects. Prior to joining AlpInvest Partners in 2011, he spent six years at The Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN AMRO in Amsterdam and Hong Kong within the investment banking team focusing on Mergers & Acquisitions advisory. Alexander received a MSc in Informatics & Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Annemarie van Dam

Annemarie is a Principal in the Investment Accounting team. This team is responsible for managing and reporting investment related information. She joined AlpInvest Partners in 2000 from Rabobank, where she worked as an Account Manager in Private Banking. Annemarie received an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from VU University Amsterdam.

Maarten van Rossum

Maarten is a Principal in the Portfolio and Risk Analysis team and responsible for portfolio analysis, research and allocation, risk assessment, and investor services. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2000. Prior to his current role, he was an associate in the Funds team. Previously he was a financial analyst at NIB Capital Bank. Maarten received an MA in International Financial Economics from the University of Amsterdam. He also holds an RBA (Registered Investment Analyst) from the Association of Financial Professionals (VBA) in the Netherlands.

Evert Vink

Evert is AlpInvest Partners’ Chief Legal Officer for the Americas. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2005 from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Previously, he was with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and also served as a supervisory director of Rodamco Asia. Evert is admitted to the bars of New York and Amsterdam, and received an LL.M. from the New York University School of Law and the University of Amsterdam.

Wiebe Visser

Wiebe is a Principal in the Secondary Investment team focusing on European transactions. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2010 from J.P. Morgan in London, where he was an Associate in the Investment Banking Division focusing on advising clients on their mergers and acquisitions. He holds a master degree in Food Science & Technology from Wageningen University.

Serina Yu

Serina is a Principal in the Primary Fund Investments team, where she is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in North America. Serina rejoined AlpInvest Partners in 2016 and was previously a senior associate at AlpInvest. Before that, Serina worked at GoldPoint Partners as an associate and she started her career at Deutsche Bank as a financial analyst. Serina received a BS in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Yevgeniya Bijkerk

Yevgeniya is a Senior Legal Counsel and responsible for advising the firm’s deal teams in Europe and Asia on legal documentation and related issues. She joined AlpInvest in 2018 from Triple Jump, an impact investment firm, and previously worked at Linklaters where she focused on both corporate and banking law. Yevgeniya is a Dutch qualified lawyer and received an LL.M. in corporate law from the University of Utrecht.

Ning Croes-Cui

Ning is AlpInvest Partners’ head of Financial Accounting. The Financial Accounting team is responsible for the consolidated financial statements of Alpinvest Partners BV and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies. Ning joined AlpInvest Partners in 2018 from Hyva Group where she led the group Financial and Reporting department. Before Hyva, Ning worked in the different international companies both in financial and business controlling functions. Ning holds a MA in English Language and Literature from Amsterdam University, a MSc in International Finance and Control from Maastricht University and she is a Registered Controller in the Netherlands.

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Marc den Haan

Marc is an Associate Vice President in the Investment Accounting team and responsible for managing the Investment Accounting Systems. He has over 20 years of experience in both Finance and IT. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2018 from Vattenfall Energy Trading where he was responsible for the Trading systems. Previously he worked for RWE Energy Trading in Switzerland, E.on Benelux and Achmea where he has experience in managing Mid- and Back Office teams. Marc received a HOFAM Qualified Controller title from NIVE.

Vinci Ee

Vinci is an Associate Vice President in the Investment Accounting team and responsible for managing and reporting investment related information. She joined AlpInvest Partners in 2007 from Tom Tom N.V., where she worked as an accountant. Previously, she worked in Singapore as an accountant for ACLA Group and Infocredit Group Companies. Vinci received a MSc in Accountancy and Controlling from Groningen University and Bachelor of Commerce from Flinders University of South Australia. She is also a CPA from CPA Australia.

Alexander Forster

Alexander is a Vice President in the Primary Fund Investments team and focuses on equity transactions in Asia. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2012 from Cambridge Associates’ International Private Equity team in Boston. Alexander received a BA in Business Economics from the University of California.

Eline Gunning

Eline is a Vice President in the Investor Relations team within AlpInvest, focusing on clients and prospects in Europe and Asia. She is based in Amsterdam and joined AlpInvest in 2014. From 2009 to 2014, she worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions advisory department of Rabobank International in Amsterdam and New York. Eline received her MSc and BSc in International Economics and Finance from Tilburg University and a LL.B in Tax Law from the University of Amsterdam.

Kelly Damstra

Education :Certified Chartered Accountant (South African Institute of Chartered Accountants)Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting, University of Cape TownBachelor of Business Science (Finance and Accounting), University of Cape Town

Stella Kim

Stella is a Vice President in the Investor Relations team within AlpInvest, focusing on clients and prospects in the Americas. She is based in New York and joined AlpInvest in 2015. Prior to AlpInvest, Stella worked at Blackstone’s GSO Capital Partners, where she was supporting investor relations and fundraising activities. Prior to GSO, Stella worked at Brevan Howard, a macro hedge fund. Stella received her B.A. in Psychology with a concentration in Neuropsychology from George Washington University.

Jorn Krenn

Jorn is a Vice President in the Secondary Investment team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in Europe. He joined AlpInvest in 2012 in Amsterdam, relocated to New York in 2015, and returned to Amsterdam in 2018. Prior to joining AlpInvest, Jorn was an analyst in the Corporate Finance Group at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Jorn received a MSc in Financial Economics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

Digvijay Lamba

Digvijay is a Vice President in the Co-Investment team and focuses on equity transactions in Asia. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2016. Previously, Digvijay worked in private equity at D.E. Shaw and principal investing in the Global Special Opportunities Group at J.P. Morgan. He also worked as a strategy consultant at Boston Consulting Group and began his career at Merrill Lynch in New York. Digvijay received BS and MS degrees in engineering from Columbia University, and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.

Joe Ma

Joe is a Vice President in the Secondary Investment team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in North America. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2013 from Morgan Stanley where he worked within the investment banking division. Joe received a BS in Business Administration from the University of California in Berkeley.